Supported Housing

About

Our Supported Housing project is developed in conjunction with the London Borough of Newham and One-Housing Group to provide accommodation and support for un-housed people over the age of 18.

Housing insecurity can also be alongside a variety of other challenges, including; employment issues, mental health issues, domestic abuse, addiction, mild learning disabilities and coming out of the criminal justice or care system.

We support residents in all aspects of life from financial management, education, training, back-to-work preparation to teaching them how to cook for themselves, prioritising their health and wellbeing, relationship building and recreational activities.

Our mission is to equip residents with the skills and confidence needed for independent living. We work with each individual, supporting them to grow in confidence, enabling them to transform their life.

This initiative derived from the Renewal Programme’s Turnaround Aram House Night Shelter. Turnaround has provided night-shelter since November 1992, when several Newham churches pulled together to meet the needs of local un-housed people by providing them with a meal, a bed and a warm, safe environment. This was the first London shelter to begin using this model and since that time, church-based groups in seven other London boroughs and towns have set up their own shelter using the same model. The Renewal Programme has, over the years, since expanded the Supported Housing project across two buildings, both located in Newham, better meeting the borough’s aim of reducing rough sleeping and housing insecurity.